HICS or Hawaii Inter-Island Cable System is a fiber optic submarine telecommunications cable system linking together six of the eight main Hawaiian Islands with each other.[1]
It has landing points[2] in:
- Lihue Terminal, Wailua Point, Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Ko Olina Terminal, Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Koko Head Terminal, Sandy Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Kihei Terminal, Mokapu, Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Kawaihae Terminal, Spencer Beach, Island of Hawaii, U.S.A.
It has a transmission capacity of 2.5 Gbit/s, and a total cable length of 298 miles (480 km). It started operation on July 20, 1994, and is operated and maintained by Hawaiian Telcom.
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